Paper feeding, severing, and storage apparatus.



A. KRAUTH.

PAPER FEEDING, SEVERING, AND STORAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21. 1913.

1,098,511, Patented June 2,1914

2 SHBBTS-SHEET 1. [ID/x A. KRAUTH.

PAPER FEEDING, SEVERING, AND STORAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1913. 7

Patented June 2, 191i 2 $HEETS-SHEET 2.

. tively supporting the sup ly websof paper.

These journals may be 0 any type of construction, but as illustrated each comprises a pair of angularly disposed elastic arms, each havin a cup disk secured at its free end, with t e cup ada ted to engage into the core of the web, an its flange engaging the side of the web exerting the spring tension thereon for the proper unwinding of the roll. Above the supply .webs of paper, and between the side frames a writing-table 5 is mounted, over which the ends of the paper pass toward the paper feeding rolls 6 7 8, 9, and 10 represent guide rolls journaled 111 rear of the writing-table, one guide roll being provided for each web of paper mounted within the machine. These rolls as shown are journaled upon a swinging frame 11, movable therewith so as to provide clerance or accessibility to the interior of the casing for web insertion or removal.

12 represents av margin-frame supported uponthe side frames 2 and 3, and over the writing-table which serves as a top or cover for the casing. The casing may be provided with end doors mounted, as is customary in this class of machine, arranged to prevent unauthorized access to the inte rior of the machine and especially to the storage compartment at the forward part of the machine, housingthe record slips.

Paper feeding mechanism.-The paper feeding mechanism herein employed, as

hereto e stated, comprises a well known type consisting of a pair of coacting rolls as the most preferable, but their disclosure herein, should not be limited to the term feeding mechanism of the claims herein, unless particular reference is made thereto.

The roll 7 is journaled in; fixed bearings,

while the roll 6 is journaled in slide-blocks mounted in each of the side frames, each.

having a spring engaging against the same to force the roll downwardly into engagement with roll -7,. to f'rictionally engage the paper fed between the rolls. At one end 'of-the upper roll 6 a gear 13 is fixed, intermeshin with a ar 14, fixed to the axis of the owerroll 15 re resents a second gear fixed to the axle 0 roll 6 mounted preferably within a recess of the frame 3; said gear is adapted to intermesh with the toothed ortion of the se ental master r 16 ed to the shaft 1 and journaled theside fra see The mental master gear. 16 has a toothed contour with a circumference at the pitch diameter of the teeth, equal to the length of period of the feeding rolls, during the op eration of the paper severing mechanism, so as not to advance the paper while itis being severed. Fixed to the shaft 17 is acrank handle 18 for revolving the shaft, which handle may be limited in its rotation, so as to be arrested after a prescribed paper feeding operation, with provision made for manual release for each successive operation, or a crank handle maybe free for continuous rotation wherein the accuracy of the issued lengths is not material.

Paper severing mechanism-The paper severing mechanism comprises a rotative cutter memberlQ, journaled in fixed bearings in the side frames. It is rovided with two cutting edges 20, 21, a apted to suecessively engage with the cutting edge of a relatively stationary cuttingmember 22, slidably mounted within the side frames and urged toward the axis of the revolving cutter member. A spring is provided 'for each end of the knife mounted within the respective side frames, (see Fig. l). The stationary cut-ting member preferably has its cutting edge disposed longitudinally parallel with the axis of the revolving cutter member. The cutting edges of the revolving cutter member are preferably spiral from the machine to be deposited upon the tray plate 23 mounted between the side frames. The tray 23 also serves as a cover for the storage compartment. It may be arranged to be readily removable or permanently fixed to the side frames. It is also desirable to support the tray in a recessed position relative to the edges of the side frames so as to provide a guide for the paper in its travel on the tra The rotating cutter member is arranged to come to rest in a position with its cutting edges away from the stationary cutting member to provide a clearance between the same so as ;not to interfere with the free travel of a successive length of paper which must be fed between the cutter members. It is desirable to discontinue its rotation during a paper advancing interval, and, therefore, I provide a segmental pinion 24, (see Fig. 1), upon the shaft 17 capable in its rotation to intermesh with pinion '25, fixed to the axis of the rotative' cutter member 19, imparting a half revolution to said cutter bining paper feedin mechanism, paper severing mechanism or severing the paper after each predetermined length of feed, and mechanism for sequentially compiling the severed lengths, comprising a receivin tray, a yielding arm positively oscillate subsequent to each paper severing operation to depress an advancinglength upon the tray, and a reciprocating member movable to engage the edge of a severed length and aline the same with a relative edge of said receiving tray.

.2. Adevice of the nature disclosed combining paper feeding mechanism operated in predetermined cycles for feeding a continuous web of paper to serially advance invariable constant lengths thereof, and paper severing mechanism operated successively to each paper length advance to sever the same from the web, comprising anon-rotative cutter member, a rotative cutter member provided with a plural number of cutting edges sequentially moved tangent to the cutting edge of said non-rota'tive cutter member in a direction opposed to the feed of the paper,

said rotative cutter member at each end provided with an annular flange engaged with said non-rotative cutter member, and means for yieldingly urging said non-rotative cutter member toward the cutter member. 1

,3. A device of tbe nature disclosed combining a'pair of coasting paper feeding rolls, coacting paper severing members, comprisaxis of said rotative I ing a rotative cutter member provided with a plural number of cutting edges with the ends of said cutter member annularly and yieldingly engaged with a non-rotative cutter member, and a non-rotative cutter member, propelling mechanism for said paper feeding rolls and rotative cutter member, and means intervening said paper feeding rolls and rotative cutter member for intermittently rotating said cutter member; successive of a paper feedinginterval for cooperatively engaging one of the cutting I edges of said rotary cutter member with said number of cuttingedges, and provi ed at.

each end with an annulus, each adapted to peripherally engage with a non-rotative cutter member, a non-rotative cutter member,

propelling mechanism for rotating said rolls to advance apredetermined length of paper and successivel thereafter rotate said cutter member to ring into cotiperation one of the cutting ed es of said rotative cutter .member with sald non-'rotative cutter member to sever the predetermined length of paper from its continuous web.

5. A device of the nature disclosed combining a pair of coacting rolls yieldingly urged toward each other and positively rotated in opposingdirections, a master gear for rotating said rolls having a toothed cona rotary cutter member having a plural number of cutting edges, each longitudinally spiral, and a relatively stationary cutter- -member yieldingly urged toward the axis of said rotary cutter member, a segmental gear for rotating said cutter member intermittently relative during the inactive interval of said master gear to coiiperatively engage one of the cutting edges of said rotary cutter member with said stationary cutter member and normalizing at relative different planes, and propelling means for rotating said gears.

6. A device of the nature disclosed combining paper feeding mechanism operated 1n predetermined cycles for feeding a continuous web of paper to serially advance 1nvariable constant lengths thereof, and paper severing mechanism operated successively to each paper length advance to sever the same from the web, comprising a relatively-stationary cutter member, a rotary cutter member provided with a plural number of cutting edges sequentially moved tangentto the cutting edge of said stationary cutter member in a direction opposed to the feed of the paper, and means for yieldingly engaging said stationary cutter member toward the axis of said rotary cutter member, a storage element to receive an advancing length of paper, and means operated in time movements relative with the feed and severance of the paper to sequentially compile the lengths upon said storage element.

bining paper feeding mechanism operated in predetermined cycles for feeding a continu ous web' of paper to serially advance mvariable constant lengths thereof, and paper severing mechanism operated successively to each paper length advance to sever the same from the web, comprising a relatively stationary cutter member, a rotary cutter mem ber provided with a plural number of cutting edges sequentially moved tangent to the cutting edge of saidstationary cutter member in a direction opposed to the feed of the paper and means for yieldingly engaging said stationary cutter member toward the axis of. said rotary cutting member, and

means for alining one edge of said compilinglengths. c

, 7. A device of the nature disclosed com-' 8. A device of the nature disclosed *ccmbining a pair oficoacting' paper feeding .lll

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notional rolls, coacting paper severing members, comprising a rotative cutter member having a plural number at cutting ed es and a relatively stationary cutter mem her, propelling mechanism for said aper feeding rolls and rot-alive cutter mem er, and means intervening said paper feeding rolls and rotative cutter memher for intermittently rotating said cutter member successive of a paper feeding interval for cooperatively engaging one of the cutting edges or said rotary cutter member with said stationary cutter member, and a storage element to receive an ad vancing length or paper in sequential compiletion.

9. A device or the nature disclosed comhining paper feeding mechanism, paper severin mechanism for severing the paper relative y alter a predetermined i length of paper teed, and mechanism for sequentially compilin the severed lengths, comprising a movable ase memloer a yielding arm oscillated subsequently to each peper severing operation to depress an advanced length upon said base member, and a reciprocating member movable to engage the edge ot the advancing length and aline the same with a relative edge of said base memher,

10. A. device of the nature disclosed cominning paper feeding mechanism, paper severing mechanism for severing the paper beyond the feeding mechanism after a predetermined teed thereof, and mechanism for sequentially compiling the several lengths Within a storage compartment, comprising a yielding arm oscillated subsequently to each paper severing operation to depress an ad vanced length upon the base out said compartment, and alining means for the paper lengths deposited.

ll. A device out the nature disclosed combining; pap-er feeding mechanism, paper severing mechanism for severin the paper alter each predetermined lengt of paper feed, and mechanism for piling the severed lengths comprising a receiving tray, a yielding arm oscillated subsequently to each paper severing operation to depress an advanced length upon the tray, and alining means therefor comprising an anode plate havingone limb disposed at ri it angles to sai tray and adjacent one e ge thereof, a lever enga 'ed With. said angle plate, and means for oscillating" said lever.

lln testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT rrnanrrr. l/Witnesses:

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